Chen Afu couldn't help but be happy, not only for the little girl, but also for himself. He had raised a child, and reluctantly sent him back to his parents, and now he had come back to be his son-in-law. They would still be a family in the future, how wonderful!
Everyone happily returned to Anrong Hall to continue eating. Chu Lingzhi raised another question, "His Highness the Eleventh is my uncle, so what should I call Yan'er from now on? I won't call her aunt, right? She is my niece."
His words made everyone laugh again.
The old marquis laughed and said, "The seniority has been messed up for a long time. From now on, in the royal family, you should call him by his seniority. In our Chu family, you should call him by his seniority."
The Chu family was all overjoyed, except for Li, who had a gloomy face and her fingernails dug into her flesh. She looked at her daughter Chu Zhen, who was still smiling foolishly. She was in her prime, beautiful and charming. If she were to marry into the royal family, the most suitable candidate would be her daughter.
The first wife was too selfish, and the third wife was too wicked. Just because they had offended the first wife in the past, they had been suppressing the second wife. They found such a son-in-law who was not up to the standard for their daughter, but found such a good and noble husband for the silly girl of the first wife who was not even an adult yet.
No, I have to find a way to break up Zhen'er's marriage. Before the family splits up, I can find a good family for her as the legitimate daughter of Yong'an Marquis's Mansion, the niece of the Grand Marshal who suppressed the rebellion, and the aunt of the future prince's consort...
Mrs. Chu San got angry when she saw Li's sullen face. She thought, this fool must be jealous again. Why didn't she think that if the first house was doing well, their second house would also be doing well. So she said, "Second sister-in-law, you should at least put on a smile. Marrying into the royal family is a great joy for our Chu family. Who are you showing that sullen face to?"
Li was afraid of the Third Lady, so she quickly forced a smile and said, "It is indeed a happy event for the Chu family to be able to find such a good marriage. I was just thinking that we have to wait for Yan'er and Ji'er for seven years. Seven years is too long. Who knows what will happen... If it is someone of the right age, we can get engaged this year and get married next year. Then our Chu family will definitely have a prince's consort, and no one can ruin it."
Everyone understood the hidden meaning in her words, and everyone in the second room blushed.
Chen Ahfu sneered, "Second Aunt, who do you think is of the right age? Apart from Yan'er, who else among the girls in our Chu family can definitely become the prince's consort? Don't worry, I know the temperament of His Highness the Eleventh Prince, and nothing will happen."
The Third Lady also said, "Second sister-in-law, do you think that the Emperor grants marriage based on age?"
Shen and the others all blushed and lowered their heads, not daring to say more. Chu Zhen hurriedly pulled Li's clothes, not allowing her to speak any more, and smiled at the Third Lady and Chen Afu, "Third Aunt, Sister-in-law, my mother is too happy, so she can't express herself well."
The men at the other table were drinking excitedly and didn't hear what Li said, otherwise they would be scolded by the second master. Now, the second master didn't give Li any face.
Not to mention how happy the Chu family was, there was also a huge storm outside.
The eleventh prince was granted marriage at such a young age, which surprised not only the ministers but also the common people, and immediately became the talk of the town. It also shocked those little noble ladies who looked down on Chu Hanyan. Oh my god, is this right? That Chu Hanyan was a nymphomaniac, not smart at all, far inferior to herself, how could she become the prince's consort at such a young age?
Not to mention Feng Miaohua and others who hated Chu Hanyan, even Yinghui felt a little uncomfortable. She and Chu Hanyan were close friends, but she had to call her eleventh aunt in the future. This was a big loss.
This incident not only upset some young noble ladies, but also made another person very unhappy, that is, Prince Li Xuan of Rui Wang. After hearing that his uncle was engaged to Sister Yan'er, he was envious and went to the Rui Wang and Princess Rui to ask for an engagement with Xiao Yu'er.
Although Prince Rui was a playboy himself, he did not want his son to be a playboy. Seeing that his son wanted to get married at the age of six, he was very angry and scolded Li Xuan severely. He also told Li Xuan clearly not to talk to him about women before he was fifteen.
Li Xuan couldn't figure it out, and he pestered Princess Rui until midnight, but Princess Rui was helpless. Not only herself, but even her prince had no say in Li Xuan's marriage, and had to wait for the emperor to arrange the marriage. Moreover, she didn't want Li Xuan to think about a wife at such a young age.
The next day, Li Xuan found Xiao Shiyi again to tell her about his sad story, and he cried so hard, "How could my father be like that? He said that I could only talk about having a wife after I turned fifteen. By the time I turned fifteen, a girl as beautiful as Xiao Yu'er would have been snatched away by someone else. Woo woo woo... Uncle Shiyi, my father is most afraid of the Emperor. Please help me beg the Emperor. He loves you and will definitely listen to you. Please ask him to let Xiao Yu'er be my wife."
Little Eleven looked at the tearful nephew with a tile-like hair in front of him as if he was looking at a monster. It was really funny that he wanted to get married at such a young age. But seeing how sad he was, he was embarrassed to laugh. He could only persuade him, "My uncles and brothers were not allowed to get married until they were fifteen years old. My generation is too high. People of my generation have married, and even people of my next generation have married, so my father arranged a marriage for me in advance. You are the younger generation, just six years old. Even if I ask my father, he will not approve it. Don't worry, my father will grant you a marriage after you are fifteen years old."
Li Xuan wiped his tears and cried, "My uncle has a wife, so I advise my nephew not to worry. I have to wait for so many years. What if Xiao Yu'er is snatched away by someone else?"
Xiao Shiyi touched his head, he was also in a dilemma. After thinking for a while, he said, "Then you can talk to my mother...oh, mother-in-law." When talking about his mother-in-law, Xiao Shiyi straightened his chest and felt a sense of heroism surging in his chest, "You can talk to my mother-in-law privately and ask her not to arrange a marriage for Xiao Yu'er so early." He looked at Li Xuan who was still crying with his eyes closed, frowned and said, "If you want to be my brother-in-law, you can't be so useless. You can't cry when you encounter problems, you have to find a way to solve them. If you are incompetent and useless, don't say that my mother...oh, mother-in-law, don't say that my mother-in-law looks down on you, I will look down on you too, how can I be willing to promise Xiao Yu'er to you as my daughter-in-law."
After hearing this, Li Xuan quickly suppressed his tears, wiped his tears, and said, "I will have a bright future. I will definitely learn skills in the future. Please don't look down on me, uncle."
"That's right." Xiao Eleven nodded with satisfaction.
Chen Ahfu didn't know that someone else was beginning to miss his little girl, and he was still secretly happy at home. He wondered what Chu Lingxuan would feel when he came back and found that his beloved daughter was promised to someone else at such a young age, and the one was Xiao Shiyi who always made trouble for him. He would definitely be happy, but also a little unhappy and jealous, right?
In the past two days, there has been an endless stream of people coming to the Chu family to congratulate them. In addition, there have been more and more invitations for the little girl to visit their home.
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